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2 September 2008 5:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Entourage star Jeremy Piven has been forced to deny his "diva" antics cost him the job of hosting a forthcoming fashion event in New York.

The actor hosted Fashion Rocks in 2007 but this year he has been replaced by Rescue Me star Denis Leary - amid rumours that Piven's outlandish demands infuriated staff at last year's event.

A source tells New York Post gossip column PageSix that the star demanded a separate backstage green room and insisted on rewriting the script at the last minute.

The source says, "(Piven) was a nightmare. And it wasn't even funny. (This year will see) a more trustworthy and mature host."

But a representative for Piven has denied that the star acted inappropriately at last year's concert - insisting he worked hard to perfect his onstage routine.

The spokesman says, "Not true. He had his own room, just like everyone else, and came in a week early to work on the script as expected."

Fashion Rocks - a collaboration between musicians and fashion designers - will this year feature performances from Beyoncé Knowles, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake and will air in the U.S. on 9 September.

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27 August 2008 10:40 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Numb3rs actress Diane Farr welcomed twin girls in Los Angeles on Wednesday, People has learned exclusively. First born Sawyer Lucia weighed in at 4 lbs., 12 oz., and Coco Trinity, who was born one minute later, weighed 5 lbs., 14 oz., according to Farr's rep. The girls, who are both 19-inches long, were born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. "I'm so thankful that my midwife and doctor paid such wonderful attention to me and the little ladies," said Farr, 38. "And I’m really glad that I got to 36 weeks with multiples."The actress, who appears on Rescue Me, and her husband Seung Chung, the owner

17 July 2008 8:02 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

A list of nominees follows:

Outstanding Drama Series

"Boston Legal"

"Damages"

"Dexter"

"House"

"Lost"

"Mad Men"

Outstanding Comedy Series

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

"Entourage"

"The Office"

"30 Rock"

"Two and a Half Men"

Outstanding Miniseries

"The Andromeda Strain" -- A&E

"Cranford" (Masterpiece Theatre) -- PBS

"John Adams" -- HBO

"Tin Man" -- Sci Fi Channel

Outstanding Made for Television Movie

"Bernard and Doris" -- HBO

"Extras: The Extra

16 July 2008 3:20 PM, PDT | From Rope Of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Today's gossip sheet reads more like a Vegas rap sheet! Check out all of Hollywood's latest to get dropped off at rehab and go to jail! Gisele Bundchen on the cover of V. [PopCrunch] Khloe Kardashian gets time behind bars! [Gg] Perez Hilton getting sued. [Fox] Michael J Fox to appear in "Rescue Me". [USMag] Amy Winehouse has stressed her father out some much he's in the hospital. [Hs] Paris Hilton stalking Nicole Richie?! [Hs] Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are all done! [Reuters] "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere debuts her new music, "Wake Up Call". [PopCrunch] Nicole Richie wrote her own book? [Rtv] Check out Radiohead's video, "House of Cards". The video was shot with lasers and no cameras.

[Yt] Andy Dick arrested on drug and sexual assault charges. [Fox] Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies arrested on cocaine and marijuana charges. [Eo] Singer Miley Cyrus would like to do a Sex And The City movie version her way. [Ndn] Britney Spears working on the back to normal.

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8 July 2008 5:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Michael J. Fox is in talks to return to TV as a regular in hit firefighter drama Rescue Me.

The actor, who suffers from nervous disorder Parkinson's Disease, is slated to play Denis Leary's love rival on the show.

If negotiations go as planned, the Back To The Future star will appear in several episodes of the show's upcoming fifth season, according to America's Entertainment Weekly.

Fox has largely turned his back on acting to become a Parkinson's Disease research advocate.

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26 June 2008 2:04 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Matthew Broderick made his name playing the ultimate cool kid in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, only to find a niche playing putzes, losers, and sad sacks. In the black comedy Finding Amanda, directed by veteran television writer Peter Tolan (Rescue Me, The Larry Sanders Show), Broderick once again plays an anti-Ferris—a jittery, tightly wound television writer who swapped alcoholism and drugs for a slightly more socially sanctioned gambling addiction. Over the course of the film, Broderick is emasculated, mocked, fired, threatened, humiliated, and beaten up. It's enough to drive a man to drink, and drink Broderick does, backsliding blearily into his bad old habits. Amanda's gimmicky plot sends Broderick's depressed, anxious hack upriver to the bubbling cesspool of sin that is Las Vegas to convince niece Brittany Snow to check into rehab after descending into prostitution and club drugs. Upon touching down in a city rife with temptation,...

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26 June 2008 12:04 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Tatum O'Neal's Rescue Me co-star Denis Leary is convinced the drama series will help the actress stay sober - because her character will also be forced to kick alcoholism.

The star was charged with a minor narcotics offence earlier this month after cops caught her exchanging money with a dealer three blocks from her New York home.

She claimed the incident was her first lapse in sobriety after a longterm battle with drug addition.

O'Neal subsequently joined a recovery program for alcoholics.

And Leary - who plays O'Neal's onscreen brother in the show - is convinced that as her character is battling a drinking problem in the upcoming season, she will be able to put the experience to use in real life.

He tells AOL Television, "(Her character, Maggie) got clean at the end of last year and we have this game plan for her that involves staying sober, so it's probably gonna work in Tatum's favour. We were in the middle of planning the next bulk of Tatum's work before (her drug bust), so she's got a place to come back to."

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24 June 2008 9:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

TV tough guy Denis Leary dreams of trying his hand in a Broadway musical.

The Rescue Me star has been outed as a secret lover of song-and-dance driven shows by longtime pal and series executive producer Peter Tolan.

And Tolan says Leary's insatiable knowledge of musical theatre could likely lead to creating a project of his own.

Tolan tells the New York Daily News, "Here's what you don't know about Denis. I think that Denis may secretly be a musical theatre queen. He has an unusual recall of lyrics from Broadway musicals... it's a little disturbing.

"And whenever we get tired, we talk about the possibility of someday doing a musical. So he has some secret goal here.

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19 June 2008 3:09 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Troubled actress Tatum O'Neal has kept her job on TV show Rescue Me, despite her recent drug arrest.

The star was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance after cops caught her exchanging money with a dealer three blocks from her New York home. She claimed the incident was her first lapse in sobriety after a longterm battle with drug addition.

And bosses on the FX network programme are keen to give her the chance to prove herself.

O'Neal had already filmed two episodes for the fifth season - and co-creator Peter Tolan expects her character Maggie to return.

He tells BuddyTV.com, "We want to bring her back, and I haven't heard anything about why she wouldn't be available to us. It's a misdemeanour, so she's not going to do time, and nobody has said to us we can't insure her or anything like that. So I'm assuming she's available to us and it's 'business as usual.'"

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6 June 2008 1:42 PM, PDT | From Brothers and Sisters-TV | See recent Brothers and Sisters-TV news

I got this article in an email and highlighted the B&S mentions. No mention of the guys or Emily. Here's the link to the site The Envelope

Propects for Emmy acting awards

From drama, comedy and miniseries, these actors are up for the part.

By Tom O'Neil, The Envelope

June 4, 2008

Emmy's winners for acting are chosen in a three-tier system by actors who belong to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. During the first two weeks of June, they participate in a popular vote that determines a Top 10 runoff in each race. Finalists submit a sample episode of their best work to judges, whose scores are combined by accountants in a 50-50 mix with results of the original popular vote. The five nominees in each category are then announced July 17. Winners are decided based on judges' scores of the sample episodes and are revealed at the awards ceremony to

4 June 2008 12:16 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Actress Tatum O'Neal will "pull through" her recent drug troubles, according to director Peter Bogdanovich.

The Oscar-winning former child star - who chronicled her recovery from a heroin addiction in her 2004 book A Paper Life - was spotted by a narcotics team exchanging money with a man three blocks from her home in the Big Apple earlier this week (begs02Jun08).

The 44-tear-old was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanour.

But Bogdanovich - who directed her in her Oscar winning turn in Paper Moon - is adamant she will bounce back.

He tells People.com, "She said she was clean and happy to be doing the show (Rescue Me).

"She's a strong woman and has been through a lot. She's a good girl. She's had some tough breaks."

"I'm sure she can (recover). She has a strong spirituality. She should pull out of it."

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3 June 2008 10:38 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Apparently hoping to avoid the out-of-sight/out-of-mind syndrome, Sony Pictures Television and FX plan to present ten five-minute episodes of Rescue Me, starring Denis Leary and Peter Tolan, during the summer. The companies announced that while the writers' strike had made it impossible to produce the usual number of hour shows for the fifth season, the "minisodes" are expected "to keep the series top-of-mind in preparation for next season's 22 consecutive episodes." The episodes will also be available online the day following the Fx telecasts at www.crackle.com/rescueme.

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3 June 2008 12:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Tatum O'Neal's friends, who were surprised by the news of her arrest for allegedly buying cocaine near her Manhattan apartment, also say that the actress will pull through this rough patch. "I would call it a cry for help," says one friend of the arrest Sunday night. Another friend said it had come as a surprise because she was making plans with her daughter for the summer. "There was no indication [that she was in trouble]." Peter Bogdonavich, who directed her in her Oscar-winning movie Paper Moon, told People he last spoke to her six months ago. "She said she was clean and happy

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2 June 2008 5:15 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Tatum O'Neal was arrested in New York City Sunday for allegedly buying crack cocaine near her home, according to authorities. A New York City Police spokesman Det. Martin Speechley confirmed to People the Paper Moon Oscar winner, 44, was seen making the illicit purchase at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday on Clinton Street. She was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Speechley said police also arrested the alleged drug dealer, Allen Garcia, 32, who was charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, a class B felony. O'Neal and the dealer were taken to Manhattan's 7th precinct for booking.

Stephen M. Silverman and Kathy Ehrich Dowd

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